Clinical trials: Gastrointestinal Surgery
Pancreatic Cancer
Standardization of Surgery on the Pancreatic Cancer
This study was designed to test the hypothesis that more extensive nodal and soft-tissue clearance in patients with adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas would improve survival without an increase in morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT00679913
- Testing
- Standard pancreatoduodenectomy, Extended pancreatoduodenectomy
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 244 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Liver Cancer
Efficacy and Safety Study of Bevacizumab and Erlotinib to Treat Primary Liver Cancer That Cannot be Removed By Surgery
The primary objective will be to assess progression-free survival (PFS) measured at 16 weeks following initiation of therapy with the combination of Avastin and erlotinib in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma…
- Trial name
- NCT00242502
- Testing
- Bevacizumab (Avastin), Erlotinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis; NAFLD - Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Biomarkers of Liver Pathology in Patients With Presumed Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis Following Bariatric Surgery
The purpose of this study is to evaluate imaging and other biomarkers of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease before and after bariatric surgery.
- Trial name
- BARI (NCT03294850)
- Testing
- Bariatric surgery, HepQuant SHUNT Dual Cholate Liver Diagnostic Kit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Early Feasibility Study of the Neovasc Tiara™ Mitral Valve System
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and initial performance of the Neovasc Tiara Mitral Transcatheter Heart Valve with the Tiara Transapical Delivery System.
- Trial name
- TIARA-I (NCT02276547)
- Testing
- Mitral valve replacement
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Belgium and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Shockwave Medical, Inc.
Carcinoma of the Appendix, Primary Peritoneal Cavity Cancer
Surgery and Oxaliplatin or Mitomycin C in Treating Patients With Tumors of the Appendix
This randomized phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well giving oxaliplatin or mitomycin C directly into the abdomen after surgery works in treating patients with tumors of the appendix.
- Trial name
- NCT01580410
- Testing
- mitomycin C, oxaliplatin, therapeutic conventional surgery
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Sleep Apnea, Hypertension
Tri Staple Technology Stapler Used in Gastric Bypass
The objectives of this clinical trial are to assess in a pilot setting the overall performance and safety of the Endo GIA™ Stapler with Endo GIA™ SULU with Tri-Staple™ Technology when used in a gastric bypass procedure.
- Conditions
- Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01026103
- Testing
- Tri Staple Technology stapler
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Complicated Appendicitis, Acute Appendicitis
Antibiotic Instillation in Appendicitis
Appendicitis (inflammation of the wall of the appendix, causing pain and tenderness in the abdomen) has a range of severity that goes from simple to complicated.
- Trial name
- NCT05470517
- Testing
- Ceftriaxone, Intra-peritoneal Fluid Aspiration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Anorectal Disorder
Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Anorectal Surgery
The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether being randomized to an aggressive postoperative non-narcotic pain regimen that treats pain from multiple different pathways may decrease postoperative pain levels, decrease…
- Trial name
- NCT03738904
- Testing
- ERAS, Standard of care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cancer, Liver Cancer
A Phase III PI-88 in the Adjuvant Treatment of Subjects With Hepatitis Virus Related HCC After Surgical Resection
The purpose of this study is to determine if PI-88 is effective and safe in patients who have had surgery to remove primary liver cancer.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Liver Cancer, Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Trial name
- PATRON (NCT01402908)
- Testing
- PI-88
- Where
- 25 sites in China, Hong Kong and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 520 people
- Sponsor
- Cellxpert Biotechnology Corp.
Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis, Chronic Liver Disease
Eltrombopag To Reduce The Need For Platelet Transfusion In Subjects With Chronic Liver Disease And Thrombocytopenia Undergoing Elective Invasive Procedures
The purpose of this study is to assess the ability of eltrombopag to elevate platelet counts thereby reducing the need for platelet transfusions in chronic liver disease patients with thrombocytopenia undergoing elective invasive…
- Conditions
- Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis, Chronic Liver Disease, HCV, NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
- Trial name
- ELEVATE (NCT00678587)
- Testing
- Eltrombopag
- Where
- 107 sites in United States, Argentina and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 292 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Obstruction, Cancer
Intravenous Nutrition in Hospitalized Patients: Comparison of Two Oils
Intravenous nutrition is an important therapy for the recovery of many patients. It is indicated when the patients cannot take food by mouth or use their intestines for feeding.
- Conditions
- Obstruction, Cancer, Ileus, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT01943409
- Testing
- Intralipid, ClinOleic
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- Johane Allard
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Esomeprazole (NEXIUM) vs. Surgery
The study investigates the efficacy of long-term treatment of esomeprazole compared to anti-reflux surgery in the control of gastroesophageal reflux disease by assessing time to treatment failure.
- Trial name
- LOTUS (NCT00251927)
- Testing
- esomeprazole, Laparoscopic fundoplication (surgery)
- Where
- 59 sites in Austria, Belgium and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 626 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Pancreas Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
Neoantigen Vaccines in Pancreatic Cancer in the Window Prior to Surgery
This is a randomized phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety of an optimized neoantigen synthetic long peptide (SLP) vaccines in pancreatic cancer patients following neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
- Conditions
- Pancreas Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Cancer of the Pancreas
- Trial name
- NCT05111353
- Testing
- Optimized neoantigen synthetic long peptide vaccine, Poly-ICLC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine With or Without an Hepatic Arterial Infusion With Floxuridine in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery and/or Ablation for Liver Metastases Due to Colorectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as oxaliplatin, capecitabine, and floxuridine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00268463
- Testing
- capecitabine, floxuridine, oxaliplatin
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- NSABP Foundation Inc
Gastric Cancer, Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Irinotecan/Cisplatin, Potentially Curative Surgery With or Without Floxuridine, Followed by Capecitabine for Stomach and Gastro-esophageal Junction (GEJ) Cancers
This study is to determine whether intraperitoneal (IP) Floxuridine is effective in the patients with advanced stomach or gastro-esophageal junction cancers in the treatment consisting of pre- and post-surgery chemotherapies.
- Conditions
- Gastric Cancer, Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Esophageal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00848783
- Testing
- Irinotecan, Cisplatin, Surgery
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Ileus
Intermountain Healthcare's Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Colon Surgery With and Without Alvimopan Use
The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of alvimopan to our care process model for colon resection patients will decrease length of stay.
- Trial name
- NCT01143259
- Testing
- Alvimopam, 300 mg Polyethylene
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
Rectal Cancer
Adjuvant Chemotherapy After Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy to Treat Rectal Cancer
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the disease-free survival in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer treated with preoperative chemoradiotherapy with fluoropyrimidines and surgery followed by adjuvant combination…
- Trial name
- NCT00807911
- Testing
- Adjuvant FL, Adjuvant FOLFOX
- Where
- 6 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 322 people
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Gastroesophageal Reflux
Treatment of IPF With Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Surgery
This study will test the hypothesis that treatment with laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery in subjects with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and abnormal gastroesophageal reflux (GER) will slow the decline of forced vital…
- Trial name
- WRAP-IPF (NCT01982968)
- Testing
- Surgery
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Colon Cancer, Fragility
Prehabilitation of Frail Surgical Cancer Patients Using Remote Ischemic Preconditioning
This project will examine the efficacy of a simple, cost-effective, non-invasive intervention, called remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC), to reduce frailty in pre-surgical, frail, elderly patients with colon cancer.
- Conditions
- Colon Cancer, Fragility, Prehabilitation, Surgery
- Trial name
- Prehab (NCT03853473)
- Testing
- Remote Ischemic Preconditioning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Anti-Psychotic, Management of Manifestations of Psychotic Disorders
Assessment of Intra-subject Variability in the Bioavailability of Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride
Cycle Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Cycle) is developing an oral tablet formulation of Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride and intends to conduct bioequivalence trials to demonstrate its similarity to the RLD.
- Conditions
- Anti-Psychotic, Management of Manifestations of Psychotic Disorders, Treatment of Schizophrenia, Control Nausea and Vomiting
- Trial name
- NCT02943213
- Testing
- Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cycle Pharmaceuticals Ltd.